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Data, Death, and What Comes Next

April 30, 2024 | Katie Shilton

A scholar outlines how to respect the digital traces the dead leave behind

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Discover Magazine: What Does The Future of Natural History Museums Look Like? (ft. Diana Marsh)

April 23, 2024 | INFO Staff

INFO Professor Diana Marsh contextualizes the history of museums in the modern world

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Democratizing Information: Volunteer Transcribers Enable Access to Cultural Heritage Materials

April 16, 2024 | Laurie Robinson

Crowdsourced transcriptions are making historical documents more accessible for those who use screen readers

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Photo of Hornbake Plaza on the UMD College Park Campus, home to the INFO College

UMD INFO College Faculty Awarded for Research Excellence

April 2, 2024 | UMD INFO Staff

14 INFO faculty members are to be honored at the 2024 UMD Research Excellence Celebration

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Shaking Up the Archives: Computational Archival Science Accelerates Historical Research and Digital Readiness

February 20, 2024 | Laurie Robinson

Educators train the next generation of archivists in this interdisciplinary field

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UMD INFO Faculty to Make Archival Materials More Accessible via Web Search

January 23, 2024 | Olivia Borgula & INFO Staff

Diana Marsh and Katrina Fenlon are leading this NSF funded project

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UMD INFO Faculty and Students Lead Presentations at the 2024 ALA LibLearnX Conference

January 18, 2024 | INFO Staff

Library practitioners, leaders, and researchers from around the country will gather at this annual event

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(Video) CAFe Speaker Series: Experts Discuss Zines as a Form of Advocacy, Self Expression

January 9, 2024 | INFO Staff

Cultural heritage practitioners, educators and creators discuss zine creation and preservation